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Denny Kim was walking to dinner in Koreatown in February when he was attacked.
Two men approached Kim, a 27-year-old Air Force veteran, and shouted anti-Asian slurs, including “Chinese virus,” before taking a swing at him. He was left with a black eye and injured nose.
“[It was] absolutely unprovoked,” Kim, who is Asian American, told KTLA-TV at the time. “I didn’t know who these guys are.”
He had become one of a growing number of victims of anti-Asian hate crimes, which continue to surge in Los Angeles and around the country, a new study has found.
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The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino examined police data from 16 jurisdictions across the country, finding a 164% increase in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the same period last year.
Anti-Asian hate crimes skyrocket in cities around the U.S.
A study by the Center for the Study of Hate in Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino found a 164% increase in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the same period last year.
By Hayley SmithLos Angeles Times
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People hold signs while participating in a stop Asian hate rally outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon, March 20. AP Photo/Ben Gray
Denny Kim was walking to dinner in Koreatown when he was attacked in February.
Two men approached Kim, a 27-year-old Air Force veteran, and shouted anti-Asian slurs, including “Chinese virus,” before taking a swing at him. He was left with a black eye and injured nose.
Older Korean-Americans in LA fearful amid anti-Asian attacks
JAE C. HONG, Associated Press
April 19, 2021
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1of23Hea Kyung Kim, an 81-year-old South Korean immigrant, pauses for photos in her apartment in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. My children tell me to be careful these days, said Kim. I have never been a hate crime victim, but it scares me watching the news about it. There is no guarantee it won t happen to me ever. Jae C. Hong/APShow MoreShow Less
2of23Yong Sin Kim, an 85-year-old Korean immigrant, pauses for photos in his apartment in downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Kim said he rarely leaves home these days. When he does, he carries a whistle with him, his only defense against random attacks targeting the defenseless. We don t go out at all. We stay home all day as if we are locked up, said Kim. I can t even think of going for a walk. Jae C. Hong/APShow MoreShow Less
Hea Kyung Kim, an 81-year-old South Korean immigrant, pauses for photos in her apartment in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 24. (AP Photo)
LOS ANGELES Yong Sin Kim, an 85-year-old Korean immigrant living in a senior apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles, says he rarely leaves home these days. When he does, he carries a whistle with him; at least he could call for help if he’s attacked.
Three floors up in the same building, Hyang Ran Kim, 74, waits for her daughter to pick her up. She is temporarily moving into her daughter’s place in a quieter neighborhood in the suburbs. Kim says her daughter is worried about her safety.